Remote In-House Associate Attorney – Contracts & AI

EisnerAmper; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

EisnerAmper is seeking an Associate Attorney to join our in-house legal team and report to the Legal Directors.

In this role, you will review and negotiate client engagement letters, handle NDAs and access letters, respond to RFPs, manage the legal department's intake process, review commercial contracts such as MSAs, BAAs, subcontractor agreements and government contracts, and provide day-to-day legal support to the Firm's directors.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree with current bar admission.
• 3 or more years of post-law school experience in contract drafting, review and negotiation.
• Ability to independently review, respond to and negotiate commercial agreements, including MSAs, BAAs, subcontractor agreements and government contracts.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate client engagement letters based on the Firm's templates, identifying professional services risk issues and advising professionals on acceptable positions and fallback language.
• Draft, review and negotiate NDAs, including confidentiality and third-party access agreements.
• Respond to RFPs by reviewing legal and contractual requirements, completing the legal sections and coordinating with business teams.
• Manage and organize the legal department's Smartsheet intake process, including triaging, assigning and tracking requests and maintaining accurate records.
• Review, and negotiate MSAs, business associate agreements (BAAs), subcontractor agreements, government contracts and other commercial contracts, identifying risks and recommending revisions.
• Provide legal support and guidance to the Firm's directors on contract and engagement-related matters, escalating complex issues to the Legal Directors as appropriate.
• Assist with maintaining and improving contract templates, playbooks and process documentation.
• Implementation and understanding of Artificial Intelligence tools and platforms, including leveraging use cases to increase efficiencies.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal analysis

Communication

Multitasking

Education

J.D. degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

EisnerAmper is seeking an Associate Attorney to join our in-house legal team and report to the Legal Directors.

In this role, you will review and negotiate client engagement letters, handle NDAs and access letters, respond to RFPs, manage the legal department's intake process, review commercial contracts such as MSAs, BAAs, subcontractor agreements and government contracts, and provide day-to-day legal support to the Firm's directors.